Dukesherer Farms, Inc. v. Director of Department of Agriculture

Plaintiff, Dukesherer Farms, Inc., appeals on behalf of itself and all other cherry producers in the State of Michigan. We granted plaintiffs application for leave to appeal the entry of accelerated judgments in favor of defendant B. Dale Ball, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, and intervening defendant, The Michigan Cherry Promotion and Development Committee.

This controversy has a long history. In March of 1967 the defendant Ball, acting under the authority of the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act, 1 commenced proceedings to establish a cherry promotion and research…